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EDHC Appoints Perry Cannon as President of Sales and Marketing
17-Feb-2012
Employer Direct Healthcare announced today that Perry Cannon, previously Managing Director with Towers Watson, has joined the company as President of Sales and Marketing. In this role, Perry will be responsible for developing new client relationships and providing expertise in medical cost management, program/plan pricing, risk sharing, financial management, and change management.
Perry has over 20 years of experience in the strategic design and implementation of health and welfare programs for large national employers.
"We are very excited to have Perry join Employer Direct Healthcare. He brings a wealth of healthcare experience to the team and will drive our efforts to bring our important savings program to self-funded employer healthcare plans,” said Ken Erickson, CEO of Employer Direct Healthcare.
“Employer Direct Healthcare is changing the way employers fund and manage their healthcare costs,” said Perry Cannon, President of Sales and Marketing. “I look forward to working with the team to accelerate the growth of this innovative company.”
Employer Direct Healthcare collaborates with large self funded employers to help them reduce their out of pocket costs on select medical procedures from 30% to 50% and overall, helps them reduce their total healthcare spend by 6% to 10%. Employer Direct Healthcare transforms the current system that is controlled by large health insurance companies. Through a process known as hotspotting, Employer Direct Healthcare analyzes large employer's healthcare data and determines where they are spending the majority of their healthcare dollars. Through a new and innovative approach Employer Direct Healthcare address the hotspots and enable employers to leverage their volume to pay rational, predictable and transparent rates for better quality healthcare. Employer Direct Healthcare is disrupting the health insurance industry as we know it.